Learn Computer Forensics – 2nd edition

Computer Forensics, being a broad topic, involves a variety of skills which will involve seizing electronic evidence, acquiring data from electronic evidence, data analysis, and finally developing a forensic report.

This book will help you to build up the skills you need to work in a highly technical environment. This book's ideal goal is to get you up and running with forensics tools and techniques to successfully investigate crime and corporate misconduct. You will discover ways to collect personal information about an individual from online sources. You will also learn how criminal investigations are performed online while preserving data such as e-mails, images, and videos that may be important to a case. You will further explore networking and understand Network Topologies, IP Addressing, and Network Devices. Finally, you will how to write a proper forensic report, the most exciting portion of the forensic exam process.

By the end of this book, you will have developed a clear understanding of how to acquire, analyze, and present digital evidence, like a proficient computer forensics investigator.

Type
ebook
Category
Security
publication date
2022-07-29
what you will learn

Explore the investigative process, rules of evidence, legal process, and ethical guidelines
Understand the difference between sectors, clusters, volumes, and file slack
Validate forensic equipment, computer program, and examination methods
Create and validate forensically sterile media
Gain the ability to draw conclusions based on the exam discoveries
Record discoveries utilizing the technically correct terminology
Discover the limitations and guidelines for RAM Capture and its tools
Explore timeline analysis, media analysis, string searches, and recovery of deleted data

no of pages
434
duration
868
key features
Investigate the core methods of computer forensics to procure and secure advanced digital evidence skillfully * Record the digital evidence collected and organize a forensic examination on it * Perform an assortment of Windows scientific examinations to analyze and overcome complex challenges
approach
This book would be a complete step-by-step guide, with explanations of essential concepts, practical examples that will help create a reference guide that you can pull off the shelf while working on an exam.
audience
This book is for IT beginners, students, or an investigator in the public or private sector. This book will also help IT professionals who are new to incident response and digital forensics and are looking at choosing cybersecurity as their career. Individuals planning to pass the Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) certification will also find this book useful.
meta description
Learn Computer Forensics from a veteran investigator and technical trainer and explore how to properly document digital evidence collected
short description
This book introduces you to two distinct applications of computer-based investigations, from criminal acts investigated by the police to acts performed by an employee investigated by their employer or a third-party investigator.
subtitle
Your one-stop guide to searching, analyzing, acquiring, and securing digital evidence
keywords
Cybercrime, digital forensics, cybercrime investigators handbook, network forensics, Mobile Forensics, malware analysis, cyber-attacks, hardware forensics, computer forensics tools, computer forensics for dummies, forensic science, cyber security
Product ISBN
9781803238302